Tuesday, August 24, 2004
(3:02 AM) | Anonymous:
Shaking The Bacon
Look - I need help. Honestly. I'm somewhat stuck, and not sure what to do, and I think only the readers of The Weblog can help me.I know I'm wearing glasses, but I'm not being sarcastic.
With only 3 weeks to go, I believe I've got my Austin City Limits Festival schedule all lined out. But, I need some help in certain areas, and, I can't possibly know every band, so I need to know if I'm missing something. Here's the schedule. Here's my schedule:
Arrive at 1 on Friday, see The Killers. Then go see Bob Schneider and his "ass slapping" good times. After that, it's either The Blind Boys of Alabama or Rosanne Cash to kill some time before going to see Sloan and/or Neko Case (leaning toward Sloan) at 4. At 5, I'll definitely hit up Solomon Burke, and then at 6 it's Broken Social Scene. At 7 is Ryan Adams, and finally, the first difficult choice - Gomez or Franz Ferdinand? I think overall I enjoy Gomez music better, but Franz Ferdinand seems to be getting big on MTV, so I may not have many more chances to see them. I need your help. At 9, I'll likely go back to the hotel, but if not, I don't know, I guess I prefer Los Lonely Boys to Sheryl Crow.
Saturday seems to really kick things into gear. Mason Jennings plays at 12:15. And then I have to choose between Cat Power and The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, being as I probably won't go see Neko Case, I think I will go see Chan Marshall of Cat Power to get my "Girl power" fix. At 2 is Josh Rouse, 3 is The Old 97's (Big Head Todd? I don't know!), At 4 is Howie Day as I'm still pissed at The Gourds for not playing "Gin & Juice" the first time I saw them.
And that leads us to the most difficult decision of the festival - Modest Mouse or G. Love & Special Sauce? I honestly have no clue what to do here, and I love both bands. I'll be sorely disappointed to miss either. Any help is appreciated. It gets considerably easier after that, as My Morning Jacket plays at 6, Trey Anastasio at 7, The Wailers (sans Marley) at 8, and finally, The Mother Froin' Pixies at 9.
Sunday kind of sucks, and I'm kind of tired, so here it is in rapid order - American Analog Set - Calexico - The Roots - Ben Kweller - Centromatic - Jack Johnson - Spoon - WILCO - Cake - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals. Okay, none of the bands suck, but I needed an excuse to cut the bullcrap, cause I don't want it, and I know you don't need it.
So, please, I'm open for debate on any of my choices, and look forward to your help. Thank you.
One day, the Weblog will post intellectual things again, kid. I guarantee.
